Games like Papa
If Papa is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Black Within, Crime Podcast: Welcome to the Neighborhood and The Calling Past — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Papa: Years after escaping your childhood home, you return to visit your dying father one last time. As strange events unfold, memories of the past begin to blur with reality.
Players who liked Papa also play
Steam players who put hours into Papa also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
The Black Within
WHY THIS
Top pick for Papa fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Papa.
"The Black Within is a single-player first-person psychological horror game that takes players on a chilling journey into the depths of the human psyche. When selling her soul for fame and fortune, Laila Rose faces the consequences of her actions. A tale where greed, fear, and change intertwine.
Crime Podcast: Welcome to the Neighborhood
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Papa fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Papa.
Jesse Turner, a 29-year-old employee of an insurance company, moves to a neighboring state after being assigned to a local branch. As he settles into his new place, he encounters unusual events that soon turn his life into a real nightmare.
The Calling Past
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Papa fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Papa.
Jeb, going through a difficult time, decides to return to his hometown. Wanting to hide from dark thoughts among friends and family, he starts having nightmares that haunt him not only in sleep but also while awake. Find out what is the source of Jeb's nightmares.
No More Pain
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Papa fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Papa.
No More Pain is a first-person psychological horror adventure driven by atmospheric exploration. Tidy up misplaced objects and search for clues within immersive environments, piece together the truth hidden in leftover notes, and experience a deeply oppressive psychological journey.
What Happened to Lily?
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Papa fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Papa.
What Happened to Lily? Is a real-time first-person horror game. Discover the secrets and spooky truths behind the mysterious event at Miller Farm.
Clink
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Papa fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Papa.
You are a lonely woman, secluded in a house with your cat... and the secrets of the past. What hides within your mind — illness, or something otherworldly? Nightmares and reality intertwine… everything is so foggy. Do you have the courage to remember what happened?
Luto
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Papa fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Papa.
Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.
iBLiS
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Papa fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Papa.
Demon is a first-person psychological horror game. How much can a game affect your real life? Enjoy a realistic home environment and terrifying moments of being immersed in a real-life story.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Papa at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Papa on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Papa.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Papa on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Papa.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~63% under Papa on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Papa.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Papa on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Papa.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Papa on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Papa.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Papa on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Papa.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Papa on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Papa.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Papa on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Papa.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Papa.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Papa.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Papa.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Papa.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Papa.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Papa.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Papa.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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More from VimmGames
Other recommendable Steam games by VimmGames, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
No forgiveness
WHY THIS
Another title from VimmGames, the studio behind Papa. Shares Indie and Adventure with Papa.
In this psychological horror, you are a guilt-ridden, drunken father who wakes in his dark room, alone. As you search for your missing family, reality twists, and madness takes hold. Something is watching, guiding you—will you uncover the truth, or become its victim?
Inheritance
WHY THIS
Another title from VimmGames, the studio behind Papa. Shares Indie and Adventure with Papa.
Kamgrad, 1986. A mysterious explosion left a city frozen in death. Years later, a journalist enters the ruins to uncover the truth — and may never return.
Frequently asked about Papa
- How much does Papa cost?
- Papa is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Papa?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Papa are The Black Within, Crime Podcast: Welcome to the Neighborhood, The Calling Past.
- Who developed Papa?
- Papa was developed by VimmGames.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Papa.
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